PhD Student, Geospatial Analytics

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, NC

2022 - 2018

• Advancing the characterization and interpretation of marine soundscapes through development of automated data processing techniques and integration of satellite imagery
• Advisor: Dr. DelWayne Bohnenstiehl

M.S., Biological Oceanography

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, NC

2015 - 2013

• Thesis: Spatiotemporal soundscape patterns and processes in an estuarine reserve
• Advisor: Dr. David Eggleston

B.S., Marine Science, Marine Biology concentration

University of Maine

Orono, ME

2012 - 2008

• Thesis: Salinity tolerance of the oyster mudworm Polydora websteri

PhD Dissertation Research

Geophysics & Acoustics Lab

North Carolina State University

2020 - 2018

• Develop automated acoustic data processing techniques
• Characterize and interprete marine soundscapes

Research Technician

Marine Ecology & Conservation Lab

North Carolina State University

2018 - 2016

• Processed, analyzed, synthesized, and published soundscape and other group research
• Assisted with the design and analysis of a variety of lab group research projects
• Mentored incoming students in soundscape data analysis techniques

MS Thesis Research

Marine Ecology & Conservation Lab

North Carolina State University

2015 - 2013

• North Carolina Sea Grant/NC Coastal Reserve Coastal Research Fellow
• Field: Designed and performed soundscape characterization of NC Coastal Reserve
• Lab: Designed and perfomed experiments investigating oyster settlement response to habitat associated sound

Graduate Research Assistant

Marine Ecology & Conservation Lab

North Carolina State University

2015 - 2013

• Assited with lab and field experiements including: oyster restoration monitoring, fouling organism study, modeling larval dispersal of deep-sea larvae

Student Laboratory/Research Technician

University of Maine

Orono, ME

2012 - 2009

• Assisted with lab and field projects investigating how injury level in marine worms impacts food web dynamics in mudflats
• Conducted lab-based experiment to treat an infestation of marine worms in local aquacultured oysters
• Advisors: Dr. Sara Lindsay, Dr. Paul Rawson, Mick Devin

NSF Research Experience for Undergraduates

University of Delaware

Lewes, DE

2011

• Project: Spawning site characteristics of horsehoe crabs along two beaches in the DE Inland Bays
• Advisor: Dr. Doug Miller

Fish community structure, habitat complexity, and soundscape characteristics of patch reefs in a tropical, back-reef system

Marine Ecology Progress Series

N/A

2019

• Lyon RP, Eggleston DB, Bohnenstiehl DR, Layman CA, Ricci SW, Allgeier JE

Investigating the utility of ecoacoustic metrics in marine soundscapes

Journal of Ecoacoustics

N/A

2018

• Bohnenstiehl DR, Caretti O, Lyon RP, Ricci SW, Eggleston DB

Oyster toadfish (Opsanus tau) boatwhistle call detection and patterns within a large-scale oyster restoration site

PLoS ONE

N/A

2017

• Ricci SW, Bohnenstiehl DR, Eggleston DB, Kellogg ML, Lyon RP

Use of underwater soundscapes to characterize nocturnal fish behavior and habitat use within a complex mosaic of estuarine habitats.

Bulletin of Marine Science

N/A

2017

• Ricci SW, Eggleston DB, Bohnenstiehl DR

Temporal soundscape patterns and processes in an estuarine reserve

Marine Ecology Progress Series

N/A

2016

• Ricci SW, Eggleston DB, Bohnenstiehl DR, Lillis A

Application of a fish call detection tool to assess oyster reef restoration success

Benthic Ecology Meeting

Myrtle Beach, SC

2017

Use of underwater soundscapes to characterize nocturnal fish behavior and habitat use within an estuarine reserve

Benthic Ecology Meeting

Portland, ME

2016

Use of underwater soundscapes to characterize nocturnal fish behavior and habitat use within an estuarine reserve

Int’l Symposium on Fish at Night

Miami, FL

2015

Spatiotemporal patterns in the soundscapes of a coastal marine reserve

Benthic Ecology Meeting

Quebec City, Quebec, Canada

2015

SciREN

Science Research and Education Network

N/A

2018 - 2014

• Developed standards-aligned lesson plans for teachers based on research

Beyond Show and Tell Workshop

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, NC

2016

• Co-instructor (Dr. Holly Menninger)
• Taught communications skills to faculty and graduate students
• Assisted in development of research inspired hands-on activities for NC Science Festival Events

Introduction to Oceanography (Lab)

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, NC

2015 - 2013

• TA
• Designed lesson plans on Ocean Acoustics and Marine Bioacoustics
• Revised lab lecture PowerPoints to improve sutdent learning

Engaging the Public in Science

North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences

Raleigh, NC

2015 - 2014

• Program participant
• Learned to more effecitively communicate scientific research to a variety of audiences through a series of classes and workshops

Environmental Eduacation Intern

Smithsonian Environmental Education Center

Edgewater, MD

2013

• Led PreK - 8, scout groups, and public environmental education programs about estuaries and wetlands
• Created informational displays for the center highlighting SERC research and opportunities
• Maintained data collected by school groups for future use by students and teachers

Education Intern

Center for the Urban River

Yonkers, NY

2013 - 2012

• Assited educators with programs (seining, marsh scavenger hunt, water clean-up, fish identification) for student and scout groups
• Formerly Beczak Environmental Education Center

Triangle Science and Technology Expo - exhibitor

North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences

N/A

2017 - 2016

Sustainability Symposium, presenter

North Carolina State University

N/A

2016

Meet the Scientist, presenter

North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences

N/A

2015

Sound in the Sea Day, presenter

Duke University Marine Lab

N/A

2014

Music in the Marsh: Summer Soundscapes of the Rachel Carson Reserve

Coastwatch, NC Sea Grant

N/A

2015

• Popular science article about my master’s thesis research characterizing underwater sound in an estuarine reserve